Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter

October 21st, 2011, 04:43

This game just showed up for pre-order on Steam and Impulse here in the USA. Interestingly, it seems to actually require DirectX 10. You must have at least Windows Vista and a DX10 capable video card to play.

There's some included DLC if you pre-purchase. The DLC is purely cosmetic giving you extra voice options, icons, and badges to tack onto your ships for two of the races in the game (Hivers and Tarka for Steam, Liir and Morrigi for Impulse).

If you're looking for reading material, PC Gamer has a bunch. There should be more post-release, assuming you can bear the thought of having not-quite-so-many icon choices for your favorite race.